10th Annual Homelessness Marathon National Radio Broadcast: Airs Tonight (2/20th) @ 7pm Until Tomorrow (2/21st) @ 9am [EST]

Call in, starting from 7:00 PM [EST] tonight
(Tuesday, Feb. 20th)
until 9:00 AM [EST] tomorrow morning
(Wednesday, Feb. 21st):

1-877-NOBODY-8
(1-877-662-6398)

If you are homeless: 1-866-LEFTOUT
(1-866-533-8688)

Email your questions:
questions@homelessnessmarathon.org

For additional information, including where to access the broadcast via online streaming, visit the Annual Homelessness Marathon Website.

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In the News: Fresno's homeless

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Recent discussion about Fresno's homeless has been fueled, in part, by criticism heaped on the city by a federal judge and some national advocates, including one who is coming to town Tuesday to broadcast a national radio show.

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A national advocate says he decided to air a radio broadcast in Fresno after hearing about a number of the city's controversial tactics, including penalizing shopping-cart thieves, throwing away possessions during encampment raids and fencing off places where the city's destitute gather.

Jeremy Weir Alderson, a broadcaster from New York state, says he will interview some of Fresno's homeless and several local advocates during a 14-hour radio show scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon.

Alderson airs his show from a different city each year and targets places that have made national headlines for their handling of the homeless. His 10th annual Homelessness Marathon will begin at 4 p.m. and be carried locally on KFCF 88.1 FM.

Fresno First Mexican Baptist Church will host the show, which will be made available to Pacifica Radio Network, allowing stations throughout the country to broadcast it.

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Read the entire article, here [via The Fresno Bee; Monday, February 19, 2007 (includes photos as well as blog post type of commenting featuring available at bottom of page)].